VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P81
MotoGP Race
Just like on Saturday, Marquez
attacked into turn one at the
start but left his rear ride-height
device engaged, allowing Bez-
zecchi to reclaim the lead at
turn three as sparks flew from
the grounded Ducati.
Martin also moved ahead as
the opening corners produced
an Aprilia one-two, but Marquez
fought back at the end of the
opening lap, passing Martin be
-
fore Acosta also moved through.
Bezzecchi led by about
six-tenths of a second before
Marquez closed the gap, with
Acosta remaining firmly in
contention. The decisive move
around a second over Alex, with
Bezzecchi holding off Acosta
for third. Martin finished fifth.
Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini
Racing MotoGP) passed Moreira
on the final lap for sixth, leaving
the Brazilian seventh ahead of
Fernandez. On his return from
injury, Johann Zarco (Castrol
Honda LCR) was in the points
in ninth, narrowly beating Jack
Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha
MotoGP).
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Per
-
tamina Enduro VR46 Racing
Team) crashed out, while Fran-
cesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo
Team) endured another shocker,
finishing 11th.
MARQUEZ DIFFICULTIES
"RELATED TO SEVEN
DIFFERENT SURGERIES"
Marc Marquez revealed why his
Silverstone performance was lack-
ing, as the right shoulder issues
from the start of the season had
reemerged. The reigning champion
said his lackluster performance in
England was related to how he had
approached the weekend. "At Sil-
verstone I was a bit upset because
I was not riding as I can," he said.
"After the summer break, I believed
that my physical condition would
be better because I gained some
muscle in the gym. "I approached
the weekend in a normal way, rid-
ing in an aggressive way from FP1.
But immediately when I got up on
Sunday, I saw that it's not the time
to do it. I need to just do some laps
on Friday and then be in a better
physical condition for the Satur-
day and Sunday." Asked if it was
a recurrence of the nerve issues
he experienced in the first part of
the season, he said, "It's an issue
related to seven different surgeries
[on the shoulder]." This wasn't a
problem in Aragon, as he eased to
a Sprint and Sunday GP success.
MOTOGP RIDERS
CONTINUING TO TEST
RADIO COMMUNICATION
Radio communication could soon
become a regular fixture in Mo-
toGP as a number of riders were
testing personalized headphones
molded into their own personal
earplugs. MotoGP bosses want
to communicate to riders directly
over safety issues, while there are
plans to have microphones added
to riders' apparel before long.
"I've been testing quite a lot in the
tests using the earplugs," said Pol
Briefly...
Marquez (93) dives up the inside
of Marco Bezzecchi (72), forcing
the Italian wide at the start of
the Sprint. Alex Marquez (73)
also followed through, giving the
Marquez family a Sprint one-two.
